Advanced GIS, GEOL 50712
Class times : Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 – 9:50 am.
Goals & Objectives:
The course will give you the ability to build GIS tools for your application, using the feature class and objects structure of ArcGIS. You will learn how GIS functionality can be built in your windows desktop environment.
Required Text :
Getting to know ArcObjects by Robert Burke, 2003 edition.
Getting to know ArcGIS desktop by Ormbsy et al., ESRI Press
(2001 edition).
Important dates to remember :
Final exam: 8-10:30 am on Friday, December 17, 2004.
First exam: October 29 in class.
Friday, October 8: mid-break.
Project proposals due October 20 th .
Wednesday, 11/24 – Friday, 11/26, 2004: Thanks giving break.
December 8, 2004: Last day of classes.
September 27 – October 29, 2004
Week-1: Geodatabases & editing features
Week–2: Introduction to classes & programming
Draft project proposals due.
Week-3: Building your own dialog boxes
Week-4: Working with ArcObjects/Iinterfaces
Exam #1. October 29 th.
November 3 – November 8, 2004
Week-5: Making ArcGIS tools
November 8 – December 3, 2004.
Your projects on your own.
December 6: Presentation of projects in class.
December 8: Review for the final exam
Teaching Philosophy:
I encourage your active participation in class; you should feel free to ask me questions in class. In turn, I ask that you do all your assignments, and give 110% of your effort.
You are encouraged to discuss the homework problems together. The homework assignments however should be completed individually, and assignments should contain evidence that the student has carefully thought through the problem i.e., show evidence of independent thinking. Home works turned in late will be assigned minus 10 points for each late day. If you don’t understand anything that I will discuss in class, don’t hesitate to ask. If you need additional help, schedule a visit to my office.
Grading:
The grading for this class is as follows:
Pop quizzes: 10%
Homework assignments: 15%
Exams: Two written exams @ 25% each 50%
Final project: 25%
The following definitions will be used for grades: 90-100% will earn you an A, B will be 80- 90%, C will be 70-80%, D will be 60-70%, and 0- 60% will be assigned F.
Anything and everything listed above is the anticipated class program. I reserve the right to change it as necessary.
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